Moving iTunes Library to an external drive.  My itunes cant connect to the library

I have tried to move my iTunes Library to an external drive.  When I open the iTunes app i can not get the app to read the library on the external drive.  I have gone into iTunes preferences and redirected the app to read the external file and I still look as though I have a "New iTunes program" with no music, apps, videos etc.
Thanks all!

If you moved the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder, hold "Option" and launch iTunes.
Select "Choose library" then select the iTunes folder you moved.
You do not need to change the iTunes media folder location in iTunes prefs > Advanced.

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